List of United States permanent representatives to NATO

Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States chief of mission
Incumbent Matthew Whitaker since April 3, 2025
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	William H. Draper Jr. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	April 8, 1953
Website	U.S. Mission - NATO

The United States permanent representative to NATO (commonly referred to as the U.S. ambassador to NATO) is the official representative of the United States mission to NATO. The representative has the rank of full ambassador and is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The official title of the representative is United States permanent representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

The first representative was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.